However, their plans to record the album entirely together were interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, with Webster forced to record his bass tracks in his home studio. Using the studio for pre-production, rather than their rehearsal space as usual, was a great benefit early on, allowing them to come into the actual recording process better prepared than ever before. Petersburg, FL - his central base of operation. With Rutan in the band, having him produce the record was a no-brainer at Mana Recording in St. His song writing style often features technically challenging drumming, probably owing to his years of experience in high speed death metal.' And with typically dark and warped lyrical content, Mazurkiewicz came up with the fitting title of the record, ' summing up what the band is about in every facet, and taking violence to another level of extremity.' Part of that could be a result of Erik joining the band.

This album is probably the most drum-intense album we've done yet. ' I think we all pushed ourselves a bit technically on this one, with Paul probably pushing the hardest. That's really a perfect situation to have when you add someone to a band, or any kind of team: someone who's great at what they do, and also inspires the people around them.' Already well known for the level of extreme technicality they bring to every record, on Violence Unimagined, Cannibal Corpse have further upped their game, particularly in Mazurkiewicz's drumming. This energy and great attitude rubs off on the rest of us as well. Beyond that, he's one of the hardest working people I know, in music or otherwise, and he maintains a high energy, positive demeanor in challenging situations where other people might go in a negative direction. ' He's a great friend of ours, so on a personal level, he's been a perfect fit, as we knew he would be. This is not all that he brings to the band. He wrote three full songs for the record, music and lyrics, and his song writing and guitar playing have added something new, and I think his musical style integrated into ours very well,' Webster enthuses. ' I think the most noticeable difference on this record will be the addition of Erik to the band. Filling in live on guitar since 2019, in 2020 he became a full member, contributing to the writing process. Simultaneously, he has built up a reputation as one of the most in demand producers in metal, having previously produced four Cannibal Corpse albums, alongside the likes of Goatwhore, Soilent Green and Belphegor. Known for his roles in Morbid Angel, Ripping Corpse and most notably fronting the mighty Hate Eternal, Rutan has long established himself as one of the most dynamic forces in contemporary death metal.

While they continue to do what they do with aplomb, the one substantial change to Cannibal Corpse in 2020 is the addition of guitarist Erik Rutan to their ranks, joining Webster, founding drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz, guitarist Rob Barrett and vocalist George 'Corpsegrinder' Fisher. The opening 'Murderous Rampage' lives up to its title while the uglier than hell 'Condemnation Contagion' practically falls over itself in its hurry to draw blood, and alternately, the lurching, catchy and gloriously chaotic 'Ritual Annihilation' is pulverizing. Following it up wasn't exactly easy, but Cannibal Corpse have somehow managed to raise the bar yet again. Showing my age, I like to say you can 'drop the needle' on any point of one of our albums and quickly tell which song you're listening to.'Д®ver improving on the genre they helped define, 2017's Red Before Black stands as one of the highlights of their career. We want each song to have its own identifiable character.

' I think we approach the writing in a similar way most every time: each of us try to write the heaviest, most memorable songs we can. ' It really follows the path we've been going down for a few years now,' states bassist and founding member Alex Webster. Comprised of eleven tracks, it is state of the art death metal played with passion and breathless precision, making for another flawless addition to what is inarguably one of the premier catalogues the genre has thrown up. The title tells you everything you need to know about Cannibal Corpse's fifteenth hellish opus.

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